Terra Verde – August 26, 2022
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Terra Verde
10:30 AM Pacific Time: Fridays
Terra Verde delivers news and views about the most critical environmental issues across California and globally. From agriculture and wildlife to energy and climate change, industrial pollution to design solutions, Terra Verde brings you stories of struggle and triumph that will determine the future of our planet.
Insider Lobby and Revolving Doors Mark California’s Push for Carbon Capture
Terra Verde is joined by Joe Smyth, research and communications manager with the Energy and Policy Institute. Joe has investigated a variety of energy issues in the West, including the federal coal program, restrictions on distributed renewable energy development, and electric cooperatives. His recent article “Livermore Lab carbon capture campaign funded by utility company front … Continued
Ann Kaneko and Jin Yoo-Kim, the filmmaking team that produced the documentary Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, join Fiona McLeod to discuss their film. Manzanar is the site of the World War II concentration camp, where over 11,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated from March 1942 to November 1945. Manzanar sits at the foot of … Continued
Our plastic pollution is everywhere. It’s in our oceans, in our soil, in our food, and in our bodies. Plastic production is also contributing to the climate crisis, and with production on track to increase, the industry’s climate footprint is set to expand as well. Steven Feit, senior attorney with the Center for International Environmental … Continued
Terra Verde – July 29, 2022
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Terra Verde – July 22, 2022
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Dr. Riki Ott returns to Terra Verde, joining host Fiona McLeod to discuss recent updates in the ongoing fight to regulate the use of toxic dispersant chemicals in the event of an oil spill. Dr. Ott is a marine toxicologist and an activist, and joined the show last year to discuss the long-term impacts of … Continued
In the second installment of a two-part series, Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal editor Maureen Nandini Mitra speaks climate activists Josephine Ferorelli and Meghan Kallman about Conceivable Future, their initiative to unravel the complex connections between climate justice and reproductive rights and change the narrative of what construes as climate action. Listen to Part 1 … Continued
In the first of a two-part series, Terra Verde host and Earth Island Journal editor Maureen Nandini Mitra speaks climate activists Josephine Ferorelli and Meghan Kallman about Conceivable Future, their initiative to unravel the complex connections between climate justice and reproductive rights and change the narrative of what construes as climate action.
A Profile of Environmental Justice Organizing in the Northern San Joaquin Valley
Thomas Helme of the Stanislaus County based environmental justice organization Valley Improvement Projects joins Terra Verde for an in-depth interview discussing efforts to raise awareness and demand accountability at one of the most significant waste to energy facilities in the state, and to share with listeners updates about the development of the new climate Scoping … Continued